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Hal Rubenstein's Pick
- Calle Ocho
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446 Columbus Avenue, 212-873-5025
Lots of space, a sense of celebration, and Doug Rodriguez’s food. That’s a party.
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Adam Platt's Pick
- Sparks
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210 East 46th Street, 212-687-4855
No one’s better at handling unruly herds of carnivores.
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Robin Raisfeld's Pick
- Blue Ribbon Bakery
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3 Downing Street, 212-337-0404
The snug basement alcove is so close to the open kitchen and bread oven it’s practically a chef’s table.
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Rob Patronite's Pick
- Salut
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63-42 108th Street, Forest Hills, Queens
For footlong skewers of charcoal-grilled meat and a BYOB vodka-induced frenzy.
Best for a Group of Ten
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PrintFrom the 2004 Best of New York issue of New York Magazine
Competition breeds the best. If only one pizzeria existed in New York, of course, there’d be no real winning slice. Thankfully, we’ll never know what that sorry situation tastes like, since pizza—like dance parties, dog runs, and fried chicken—has to evolve upward here.
